How very wonderful. I hope it has some porous paving, and that David is right, and it will outlast the skyscrapers. It’ll have a tough fight against those who complain about its shade, its needle drop, its invasion of underground utilities, its root heave, and risk of subsidence affecting said skyscrapers because of water uptake. Dealing with humans makes me such a pessimist,😆 sorry!
Where will it get its water? I don't think they grow between rocks in California. The forest soil there appears very loamy (at least in the photos). I dearly want this noble tree to succeed but I really think they should have placed it, as part of a grove, in a park.
How very wonderful. I hope it has some porous paving, and that David is right, and it will outlast the skyscrapers. It’ll have a tough fight against those who complain about its shade, its needle drop, its invasion of underground utilities, its root heave, and risk of subsidence affecting said skyscrapers because of water uptake. Dealing with humans makes me such a pessimist,😆 sorry!
There appear to be quite a few reasons to be pessimistic about the future of this tree, so we can but hope!
Manchester's Giant Redwood will most likely last much longer than the skyscrapers.
Where will it get its water? I don't think they grow between rocks in California. The forest soil there appears very loamy (at least in the photos). I dearly want this noble tree to succeed but I really think they should have placed it, as part of a grove, in a park.
Time will tell, but this is Manchester, famously one of England’s soggiest cities, so there will be plenty of ground water.
Still, it looks a bit lonely all by itself! 🌲. Wouldn't it be happier among friends? I suppose I'm just being silly.